OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
First things first
How should an organization determine its priorities?
Without focus, an organization can become to broad and lose track of its vision and not fulfill its mission. This is why we engage in strategic initiatives: to help us accomplish our Mission and reach our preferred future.
"Where there is no vision, the people perish..."
OUR ASPIRATIONAL GOALS
Our hope is that ACOP would be a disciple-making movement that is:Â
- Characterized by health, resilient and reproducing churches focused on reaching the lost.
- Welcoming of the supernatural, empowering work of the Holy Spirit.
- Engaging every believer as ana active partner in the Great Commission.
- Affirming the ministry of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers.
- Brimming with effective, fruitful and diverse leaders.
- Reflective of the Canadian mosaic of people groups.
- Pioneering, entrepreneurial and innovative.
Test Yourself
Answer
Talk it Through
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Objectives and Strategic Initiatives
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I think they are all very important, but I would have to say that Leadership Development is the most important. I believe that all of the other strategic initiatives would suffer and be less effective without high quality leaders directing them.
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I think all of these are important in this goal; however, at this stage I think that engaging and deploying the next generation would be at the top of my list. We need those young leaders to be able to support our goal of multiplication, to expand to new places globally, and likely, a new generation will bring in a level of vitality with them. Additionally, I think with programs like EPIC and some of the leadership already in the ACOP we have a good launching point for that leadership development, but I think we still could grow in our reach to the next generation.
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I think all are so important, but I would say leadership development would be the most important, and engaging the next generation would be a very close second. This is because the quality of leadership is so important in building healthy churches that transform communities. I believe the leadership can make or break the goals of the churches ministry. And engaging the next generation is also so important as it will keep the flame going as the years pass.
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I would maybe argue that church revitilization could be the most important. In an age where culture has cast church aside and often has a truly negative view of Christianity, the church needs to adapt. This doesn’t mean we need to up church production value or become flashier, but we need to become relevant to culture so that we can reach the people of our modern age.
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